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RACE EQUALITY

Anti-racism resource library

SUSTAINABLE FASHION RESOURCES

Why the fashion industry has a huge problem…

• The True Cost: the documentary that turns most people off fast fashion forever. Many credit it as the start of their sustainable fashion journey.
• Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas: a well-written account of the many facets and systemic issues of the fashion industry.
• Fashion Footprint Calculator: calculate the environmental footprint of your wardrobe.

… and what we can do about it:

• A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion by Alison Gwilt
• The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe by Anuschka Rees
• The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish by Linda Przybyszewski

REPORTS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FASHION

• Sustainable Fashion Toolkit by Fashion Takes Action: a collection of pre-vetted reports about sustainability in the fashion industry.
• A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
• Standards in Plain Language – 8-page pdf guide on the different standards & certifications used in the fashion industry & what they mean, in plain English.

DOCUMENTARIES & FILMS

• River Blue
• Kiss the Ground

BOOKS ABOUT SEWING, DESIGN & TEXTILES

• How To Start Sewing: The How and Why of Sewing for Fashion Design: Sewing Techniques with Matching Patterns by Assembil Books
• How Patterns Work: The Fundamental Principles of Pattern Making and Sewing in Fashion Design by Assembil Books
• Fashion and Sustainability: Design for Change by Kate Fletcher
• Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys by Kate Fletcher
• A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion by Alison Gwilt
• Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes by Alison Gwilt

FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

COURSES

• FREE course on how to start a sustainable fashion line by the one and only Melanie DiSalvo of Virtue+Vice.

NETWORKING COMMUNITIES

North America

• Remake: US-based NGO that carries out sustainable fashion advocacy campaigns and supports its ambassadors (everyday people like me!) in helping to spread the word. Their latest campaign is about prolonging the call to get large brands to #PayUp for orders placed before COVID. They’ve launched a petition with a number of specific demands that would lead to a cleaner, more humane fashion industry, please sign it here: https://payupfashion.com.
• Virtue+Vice Slack channel: 320+ members from all over the sustainable fashion space (and all over the world) – brand owners, industry experts, curious consumers, bloggers, etc. Ask a question, or just read the threads for lots of great info!

Europe

• Colèchi – a new creative platform based in the UK that explores the changing nature of fashion from the viewpoints of those redefining the industry. I went to their Clean Fashion series and learned a lot.
• Good Brand Guru – a network of fashion retail professionals and experts in sustainability, based in Switzerland (but does that matter anymore these days?). I’m a member and I think their webinars are great – much shorter than usual (about 40-45 minutes) but fully packed with value.

MANUFACTURING HELP

• THR3EFOLD: NYC-based platform aimed at helping entrepreneurs build a sustainable fashion brand. They offer training and support with finding ethical manufacturing.
• Fibershed Affiliate Directory: a list of regional networks of ethical producers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

More to come soon!